Glossary

unappropriated

Not assigned or taken into possession.

Unionism

ideology supporting keeping the United States unified and opposing secession

Unionism

ideology supporting keeping the United States unified and opposing secession

Unionist

A supporter of the United States staying unified and opposed secession.

Unitarian

A member of a religious group, often a branch of Christianity that does not believe in the Holy Trinity.

Vested

Rights from legal ownership of a property are acquired by a person.

Voided

Canceled.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

a law that outlawed discriminatory voting practices adopted in many Southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting.

War of 1812

A war fought between the United States of America and its Native allies against Great Britain and its Native allies in British North America.

Watergate Investigation

Investigation of a White House political scandal that came to light during the 1972 presidential campaign, growing out of a break-in at the Democratic Party headquarters at the Watergate apartment-office complex in Washington, D.C. After congressional hearings, President Nixon resigned in 1974.